MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (14th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 86 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	60.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	86.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7922
Motherboard	MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) (all builds)
Memory	17 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '19 at 03:34
Run Duration	112 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

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PC Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	64.4% Good	Memory 71.7 1-Core 69.9 2-Core 157 58% 99.7 Pts	4-Core 308 8-Core 496 49% 402 Pts	64-Core 542 34% 542 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$209 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Gigabyte(1458 3FC8) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.34 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	60.8% Good	Lighting 91.5 Reflection 81.9 Parallax 71.8 75% 81.7 fps	MRender 66.4 Gravity 76.1 Splatting 0.09 34% 47.5 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 73%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0B-00YS70 500GB 43,498 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 198GB free (System drive) Firmware: 411030WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 257 259 257 260 257 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Read 376 Write 270 Mixed 224 SusWrite 260 63% 283 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 88 4K Mixed 39 139% 51.6 MB/s	DQ Read 258 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 192 169% 250 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G 24GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1600, 1333, 1600, 1333 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	51% Above average	MC Read 18.7 MC Write 19.2 MC Mixed 16.9 52% 18.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 15.1 40% 14.1 GB/s	Latency 97.5 41% 97.5 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 62%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) Builds (Compare 2,356 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) - $127

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	992x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	657x
Core i7-4790Intel $132Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	230x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	376x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	229x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	135x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	158x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	78x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	56x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	215x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GBKingstonBench 60%, 17,012 samples	74x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	68x

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